Exodus 7:6 Moses and Aaron did just as the Lord commanded them.
Commentary pointed out that Moses was the younger brother, a fact that was plainly stated but that slipped my notice. Jacob and Esau were another pair that inverted the typical power dynamic.
Exodus 7:7 Moses was eighty years old and Aaron eighty-three when they spoke to Pharaoh.
I wonder if these were the seeds of what would come later, Jesus and His ultimate death on the cross, a complete power inversion, something the Israelites never expected in a Messiah.
Exodus 7:8-9 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ then say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a snake.”
Precious Savior, You tell us plainly in Isaiah 55:8 that Your thoughts are nothing like ours and Your ways are beyond anything we can imagine. Forgive us when we still can’t wrap our heads around that truth. Help us to trust You. Always. Amen.
Exodus 7:10 So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the Lord commanded. Aaron threw his staff down in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a snake.
Have a blessed day.